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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1920
Page
6
Notice details postal matter data and historical rates. Rates include display ads at ten cents per column inch and composition. business locals ten cents per line. cards of thanks memoriams and resolutions five cents per line. Legal notices follow legal rates with liquor license minimum five dollars. Billing monthly.
Announcement lists Jacob L. O'Bannon Floyd County Sherman Minton New Albany Thomas B. Buskirk Paoli Orange County and John W. Ewing Floyd County as Democratic candidates for the Third Congressional District nomination, subject to the primary election decisions held May 4 1920 and the will of the party.
Judge Bomar Traylor of Jasper seeks the 57th Judicial Circuit seat covering Du Bois and Pike counties, pending primary results. He also runs as a candidate for Representative to the Legislature from Du Bois and Orange counties, with selection by Democratic voters in the upcoming primary.
We announce Joseph A Sondermann as a candidate for re election to the office of Treasurer in Dubois county subject to the outcome of the Democratic primary.
Dr Emory R Johnson dean of the Wharton School warns in Philadelphia that after March railways must be self supporting or bankrupt. He argues carriers need revenue to cover operating costs maintenance and capital charges and to build surplus. He urges policy choice between adequate revenues and government ownership.
The Division of Securities reports vast holdings in railroads across the United States as part of a broader assessment. Details indicate sizable investments and corporate structures shaping the sector.
A federal report notes freight and passenger rate increases through 1919 and wages tied to those changes. It details how individuals, life insurers, savings banks, fire and marine insurers, benevolent groups, colleges, and trust firms hold railroad securities totaling billions, with mutual savings banks owning substantial railway bonds across New England and New York.
Americans supply the world with the most rail transportation. 1913 ton miles per capita in the United States reached 3.10, far above Germany and France. By 1915 US growth exceeded totals in both Germany and France, underscoring American rail service dominance.
Frequent names from Cannelton to Jasper travel through Huntingburg and nearby towns. Many residents such as Joe Kippenbrock Laura Meyer and Emma Reckelhoff return home from Evansville Louisville and Indianapolis regions. Visits include Albert Eversmann’s illness and other kinfolk from St Meinrad Jasper and Ferdinand.
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